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Chemistry World December 13, 2011 Jon Cartwright	Scientists unveil tiniest switch Researchers in Germany claim to have created the world's smallest molecular switch, relying on the movement of just a single proton.
Chemistry World February 28, 2012 Nina Notman	Observing Charge Distribution in Molecules The distribution of charge across a single molecule has been imaged for the first time by Swiss scientists. It is hoped that this work may eventually lead to electronic devices consisting of organic molecules.
Chemistry World October 11, 2009 Simon Hadlington	Diode breakthrough in molecular electronics Researchers from the US and Russia have shown how it is possible to measure the diode properties of a single molecule and how the orientation of the molecule between two electrodes can be controlled.
Technology Research News October 20, 2004	Molecules positioned on silicon Dubbed multi-step feedback control lithography, this new fabrication process could eventually be used to construct prototype molecular electronic devices for future technologies in areas like consumer electronics and biomedical diagnostics.
Chemistry World August 23, 2012 Yuandi Li	Reversible photoswitch a boost for molecular electronics A team of international scientists has made a photocontrollable device, which, they say, shows potential for application in nanocircuits and helps the understanding of electrical conduction in molecular electronics.
Chemistry World August 13, 2010 James Urquhart	Zooming in on intermolecular bonds German researchers have captured clear images of intermolecular bonds for the first time using a modified form of scanning tunnelling microscopy.
Chemistry World July 5, 2011 Mike Brown	Metallic Pick and Mix with Complexes Scientists in Germany have plucked a metal ion from the middle of a phthalocyanine molecule on a silver surface. The simple method of removal, which employs a scanning tunnelling microscope, could be used to make cheaper molecular storage devices.
Technology Research News March 24, 2004	Nanowires span silicon contacts One challenge in making electronics at the size-scale of molecules is finding ways to position and attach nanowires to the tiny components. Researchers from Hewlett-Packard Laboratories have succeeded in growning nanowires between electrodes.
Chemistry World August 8, 2006	Single Molecule Makes Electronic Switch A single molecule, trapped between two electrodes, acts as a switch and has a `memory' of the type used in data storage, researchers have found.
Chemistry World March 25, 2013 David Bradley	Hydrogen bond under the microscope Scientists in Japan have designed a scanning tunnelling microscope tip that allowed them to measure electron transfer across a single hydrogen bond.
Chemistry World August 30, 2007 Simon Hadlington	Rigid Framework for Molecular Switches Researchers in Europe have found that a molecule can be flipped between two conductance states without changing its shape.
Chemistry World February 21, 2007 Simon Hadlington	Organic Electricity Generator is Hot Stuff Researchers have successfully demonstrated the thermoelectric effect in an organic molecule. The findings open up the possibility of potential new energy sources, and also present a novel way for probing the electronic structure of molecular junctions.
Chemistry World December 23, 2009 Phillip Broadwith	Opening the gate for molecular electronics Chemists in Korea and the US have shown that the current running through a transistor made of a single molecule can be regulated by tweaking its molecular orbital energies.
Chemistry World June 27, 2013 Ian Randall	Molecular transistor for cheaper, greener electronics Chinese and Danish scientists have placed a transistor made from a single molecular monolayer onto an electronic chip. The new chip harnesses graphene oxide as a transparent electrode so that light can be used to switch the transistor.
Technology Research News November 19, 2003	Molecular memory is electric Researchers from Osaka Kyoiku University in Japan have found a way to use a single molecule to store computer information.
Chemistry World August 27, 2009 Nina Notman	Molecules in close-up A tuning-fork-like device than measures atomic forces is able to image every single atom in a molecule, according to its Swiss inventors.
Chemistry World September 24, 2014 Hayley Simon	Water provides new angle on single molecule imaging Small variations in a molecule's conformation can have a large effect on chemical reactivity. Being able to identify these differences is one of the aims of high resolution spectroscopy.
Chemistry World November 11, 2012 Simon Hadlington	'Nano-welding' taken to the limits as specific bonds are cut and formed In a remarkable demonstration of the extreme limits of nanoscale engineering, researchers from the US and China have used the tip of a scanning tunnelling microscope to cleave and form selected chemical bonds on a complex molecule.
Technology Research News June 30, 2004	Method tests molecular devices Components made from molecules are likely to be smaller than those that can be made using today's chip fabrication methods, and they can potentially self-assemble, which would make for inexpensive manufacturing processes.
Technology Research News November 5, 2003	Paired molecules store data Researchers from the University of California at Irvine have bonded a pair of molecules to form a molecule that has two states. The components are photochromic fulgimide and a dye molecule capable of florescence.
Chemistry World June 13, 2012 Simon Hadlington	Exploding molecule provides 3D bond images Researchers from the US and Germany have demonstrated a new way to obtain accurate three-dimensional images of molecules, with precise measurements of the geometry of the molecule's chemical bonds.
Chemistry World November 5, 2007 Ned Stafford	Joining up Nanocircuits A team of scientists have covalently bonded strings of porphyrin molecules on a gold surface -- a step forward in the quest to develop nano-electronics.
Technology Research News March 24, 2004 Eric Smalley	Molecular logic proposed Researchers from the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and University College London in England have devised a scheme for designing logic circuits within individual molecules.
Chemistry World June 5, 2013 Simon Hadlington	Raman scattering reaches sub-nm resolution Researchers have achieved the highest resolution yet with Raman spectroscopy, allowing the chemical mapping of molecules to a resolution of less than 1nm. The technique could allow unprecedented chemical identification of single molecules.
Technology Research News October 22, 2003 Eric Smalley	Nanowires make flexible circuits Nanowires might one day be used to make microscopic machines. But before then they could help liberate computer circuits from the rigid, expensive confines of silicon chips. A process that makes thin films from semiconductor nanowires improves the prospects for plastic electronics and electronic paper.
Technology Research News March 23, 2005	Nanowires track molecular activity Researchers from Harvard University have found a way to use transistors made from silicon nanowires to gain information about how small molecules bind to proteins.
Chemistry World May 27, 2014 Simon Hadlington	Unusual H-bond patterns revealed in single molecule image Researchers in the US have used a scanning tunnelling microscope to produce the latest images of structure and bonding in a single molecule, by sensing the molecule's local potential energy landscape.
Chemistry World June 1, 2010 Simon Hadlington	Structural order gained over conducting polymer Scientists in Canada and the US have shown how it is possible to assemble ordered arrays of short chains of a commercially important conducting polymer on a metal surface.
Technology Research News September 22, 2004	Photo Molecules Flip Current Researchers have constructed a photodiode that consists of a mix of slightly different peptide molecules anchored to a gold surface.
Technology Research News January 14, 2004	Hardy molecule makes memory In what may mark an advance in the quest for ever-higher data-storage density, researchers from the University of California have shown that a type of porphyrin molecule holds up under temperatures as high as 400 degrees Celsius and after being written to and read from trillions of times.
Chemistry World August 1, 2010 Mike Brown	Snapshots of mystery molecular structures Researchers have used atomic force microscopy to produce clear molecular images that can help determine the correct atomic structure of unknown organic molecules.
Technology Research News August 13, 2003	Carbon wires expand nano toolkit Scientists looking for building blocks to form electronics and machines that are not much bigger than molecules have gained a new tool.
Chemistry World November 5, 2013 Jason Woolford	Hole hopping in solar cells Researchers in the UK, Spain and Switzerland say a method they have developed for probing electron transfer reactions could help them design more efficient solar cells.
Technology Research News March 26, 2003 Eric Smalley	Molecule toggle makes nano logic A popular trend in technology research is copying nature, and another source of inspiration is the world of everyday objects. Researchers at Hewlett-Packard Laboratories have proposed a series of molecules that work like ordinary light switches.
Chemistry World July 29, 2010 Carol Stanier	Methane all lined up Swiss researchers have found that the way methane molecules vibrate when they hit a nickel surface can have a huge effect on their reactivity.
Chemistry World March 11, 2008 Michael Gross	Chemical Wheel Could Boost Computers A wheel-like arrangement of quinone molecules could process up to 16 instructions at the same time, potentially giving a powerful boost to the computers of the future, according to researchers in Japan.
Chemistry World July 13, 2015 Philip Ball	First snapshot of elusive intermediate supplies surprise A team near Zurich in Switzerland, has been able to take a single-molecule snapshot of an intermediate in a common class of organic reactions.
Chemistry World August 22, 2011 Jon Cartwright	Manmade molecular machine goes to work Manmade molecules can generate similar forces to natural molecular machines, and could help chemists to design artificial molecular machines for meaningful tasks.
Chemistry World June 16, 2010 Simon Hadlington	Rotaxane molecule seen in action Researchers from the US and Japan have directly observed the ring of a rotaxane molecule shuttling along its spindle. The behaviour of the rotaxane is influenced by its molecular environment, something that is significant if the molecules are to be used as molecular machines.
Chemistry World August 27, 2015 Jon Cartwright	AFM pictures show bond polarity Researchers in Germany and the Czech Republic have improved the clarity of atomic force microscopy to probe the distribution of charges within atoms and molecules.
Technology Research News August 13, 2003	Interference boosts biochip Researchers from the Spanish Superior Counsel of Scientific Research and the Polytechnic University of Valencia in Spain have built a chip that senses interactions among molecules via lightwave interference.
Technology Research News June 18, 2003 Kimberly Patch	Prefab key to molecular memory Nano-devices promise to use molecules as super-fast computer circuits, store fantastic amounts of information in a minuscule area and sense minute amounts of chemicals and biological materials. Researchers have brought these possibilities a step closer.
Technology Research News August 27, 2003	Light makes molecule shine Researchers from Kyushu University in Japan have constructed a fluorescent molecule that can be repeatedly switched on and off. If a way can be found to switch individual, closely-packed molecules on and off, fantastic amounts of information could be stored in very small spaces.
Chemistry World May 18, 2011 James Urquhart	Throwing light on molecular logic gates The multifunctional molecule, which can be reconfigured by light, could be used in data storage devices and biomedicine, including nanoparticle tracking and drug delivery.
Technology Research News August 25, 2004	Photosynthesis Drives Solar Cell Researchers have mixed biology and electronics in solar cells that use photosynthetic spinach leaf molecules or photosynthetic bacteria to convert light to electricity.
Technology Research News January 26, 2005	The How It Works Files Nanotechnology: The laws of physics behave differently at very small scales. At the nanoscale, electrons travel more quickly through wires, transistors can mete out electrons one at a time, objects stick to each other, and light can bend matter.
Technology Research News December 3, 2003	Molecule does two-step Duke University researchers have found a way to make a molecule react only when it has been hit by two photons of ultraviolet light, making the molecule a controllable switch. The molecule could eventually be used in optical storage devices and in biochips.
Chemistry World February 8, 2006 Jon Evans	To Boldly go Where no Chemist Has Gone Before Studying the interactions between different molecular fragments is taking researchers to the uncharted regions of chemical space.
Technology Research News April 7, 2004 Eric Smalley	Angle speeds plastic transistor Going with the flow is a good way to pick up speed, particularly for plastic transistors. Rotating the crystal 180 degrees can change the transistor's performance by as much as 3.5 times.
Technology Research News March 9, 2005	Nanotubes Boost Molecular Devices Researchers have constructed an extremely small transistor from a pair of single-walled carbon nanotubes and organic molecules. The tiny transistor could eventually be used in ultra-low-power electronics.